{"id":1042,"date":"2016-09-09T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.holytransaction.com\/2016\/09\/bank-of-england-blockchain-how-to-explore-fintech.html"},"modified":"2021-07-28T21:00:46","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T19:00:46","slug":"bank-of-england-blockchain-how-to-explore-fintech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/bank-of-england-blockchain-how-to-explore-fintech.html","title":{"rendered":"Bank of England Blockchain: how to explore fintech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ATAt1mSEshE\/V21Mf8mvnTI\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/BAH2duKUO6gqbD8uwKY5NMch8Y8oEVe-wCPcB\/s1600\/468602508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"bankofenglandblockchain.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ATAt1mSEshE\/V21Mf8mvnTI\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/BAH2duKUO6gqbD8uwKY5NMch8Y8oEVe-wCPcB\/s400\/468602508.jpg\" alt=\"bank_of_england_blockchain\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A few days ago it was revealed that <b><a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/bank-of-england-will-create-its-own.html\">Bank of England Blockchain project<\/a><\/b>\u00a0is looking for more ways to study the distributed ledger.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During a speech in London, <b>Victoria Cleland<\/b> of Bank of England explained that the central bank is exploring the financial technology, creating a startup accelerator to help financial projects.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cleland commented:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>&#8220;Blockchain is still in its infancy, and there are numerous questions that need exploring. The Bank has already undertaken a proof-of-concept using this technology and we are looking for new opportunities through our <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/the-growth-of-fintech.html\">FinTech<\/a> accelerator.&#8221;<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier this year, Bank of England revelaed its project <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/bank-of-england-will-create-its-own.html\">to create a new digital currency<\/a>, to be called RScoin, projected by the University College of London.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A similar idea was developed by the Bank of Canada, who aims at creating a new cryptocurrency called CadCoin, as well as the Dutch Central Bank that planned to develop a new blockchain called \u201cDNBCoin\u201d.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p>Open your free digital wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/app#!\/signup\">here<\/a> to store your cryptocurrencies in a safe place.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago it was revealed that Bank of England Blockchain project\u00a0is looking for more ways to study the distributed ledger. 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